The liver is one of the most powerful “cleansers”, which works hard to process all fatty foods, inactivate alcohol and break down medications. Moreover, this large organ helps destroy old red blood cells and synthesize substances to clot blood when needed.

If you overload your liver and make it to work excessively, these important functions may become impaired.

There is high number of conditions, which may influence on your liver health. Alcohol abuse, sharing needles, having unprotected intercourses with many partners and taking certain drugs for a long time may result in liver disease.

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When your liver fails to perform its function properly, you may experience nausea, extreme fatigue, diarrhea, skin yellowing and unbearable desire to scratch it

Nowadays numerous products, widely considered to detox your liver and maintain its health, can be found in the market.

#1. Drink mindfully – binge drinking is one of the leading cause of liver dysfunction. You don't really need to refuse drinking alcohol at all. But it's worth limiting alcohol intake to one beverage a day for women and two – for men.

#2. Avoid taking trans fats and processed foods – if your diet is high in hydrogenated oils and refined sugars, your chances of being overweight are extremely high. Excessive weight was found to have a close link with low-grade inflammation and fatty liver disease.

#3. Speak about supplements – some natural ingredients such as milk thistle and turmeric were recognized to calm inflammatory process in the liver and to protect hepatic tissue from damage. No research was conducted to determine certain dosage of these natural supplements and duration of protective course for maintaining liver health. Speak with your doctor before using any supplements.

#4. Stay off unnecessary medicines – your liver plays extremely important role in processing medications. Some of your daily pills (even over-the-counter acetaminophen and other popular medicines) can cause harm to your liver, particularly if used during extended period of time or if mixed with alcohol.

#6. Get vaccinated –it's completely possible to prevent some kinds of liver disease (hepatitis A and B), getting special vaccine. It's especially important for those, who are in high-risk group for viral hepatitis (sexually active people, healthcare specialists, those who use illicit drugs etc.)

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